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China has seen a major ramp-up of prospective players in recent years, as companies prepare for a high-tech future that was once confined to science fiction. Dylan Butts,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 Economists are highly skeptical, but even Trump’s apologists worry that the short-term ramp-up is going to be rough. Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Apr. 2025 Of course, having a screen to rest on could significantly ramp-up the kind of interactions that are feasible, compared to the current Meta Ray-Ban pair. Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Still, it’s been something of a slow ramp-up for the Southeastern Conference. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ramp-up

Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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